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Kootenay Plains/North Saskatchewan River #3

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Artist: Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)

Date: 2002 – 2002

Medium: oil on masonite board

Catalogue Number: GrL.01.23

Description: An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours used are blue, green, red, yellow and brown. The top section of the image is a matt blue, while the centre of the image presents a mountain range painted in red and green tones. The lower half of the image is painted in yellows and blues, w…

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Artist: Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)

Title: Kootenay Plains/North Saskatchewan River #3

Date: 2002 – 2002

Medium: oil on masonite board

Dimensions: 40.5 x 40.5 cm

Description: An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours used are blue, green, red, yellow and brown. The top section of the image is a matt blue, while the centre of the image presents a mountain range painted in red and green tones. The lower half of the image is painted in yellows and blues, with a suggestion of land to the right side. The artist’s signature is in the brhc in purple paint. Au verso, written in black ink in the tlhc, “46/L-2”.

Subject: landscape; mountain; river; Saskatchewan

Credit: Gift of Les Graff, Bashaw, 2007

Catalogue Number: GrL.01.23

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Kootenay Plains/North Saskatchewan River #2

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Artist: Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)

Date: 2002 – 2002

Medium: oil on masonite board

Catalogue Number: GrL.01.22

Description: An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours are blue, white, green and purple. The foreground is dominated by the river, intersected with the land. The background depicts a mountain range in a variety of shades, and the sky is blue with several white clouds. The artist’s signature is…

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Artist: Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)

Title: Kootenay Plains/North Saskatchewan River #2

Date: 2002 – 2002

Medium: oil on masonite board

Dimensions: 40.5 x 40.5 cm

Description: An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours are blue, white, green and purple. The foreground is dominated by the river, intersected with the land. The background depicts a mountain range in a variety of shades, and the sky is blue with several white clouds. The artist’s signature is in the brhc in purple paint. Au verso, written in black ink in the tlhc, “46/K-2”.

Subject: landscape; mountain; river; Saskatchewan

Credit: Gift of Les Graff, Bashaw, 2007

Catalogue Number: GrL.01.22

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Kootenay Plains/North Saskatchewan River #1

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Artist: Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)

Date: 2002 – 2002

Medium: oil on masonite board

Catalogue Number: GrL.01.21

Description: An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours used are blue, green, grey and beige. The sky in the upper third of the image is light blue and contains three grey clouds on the left. The centre of the image is dominated by mountains and greenery, and the bottom of the image represents t…

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Artist: Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)

Title: Kootenay Plains/North Saskatchewan River #1

Date: 2002 – 2002

Medium: oil on masonite board

Dimensions: 40.5 x 40.5 cm

Description: An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours used are blue, green, grey and beige. The sky in the upper third of the image is light blue and contains three grey clouds on the left. The centre of the image is dominated by mountains and greenery, and the bottom of the image represents the river. The artist’s signature is in the brhc in brown paint. Au verso, written in black ink in the tlhc, “46/J-2”.

Subject: landscape; mountains; river; Saskatchewan

Credit: Gift of Les Graff, Bashaw, 2007

Catalogue Number: GrL.01.21

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Bow Lake Study #1

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Artist: Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)

Date: 2001 – 2001

Medium: oil on masonite board

Catalogue Number: GrL.01.20

Description: An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours used are green, blue, yellow and purple. The top section of the image represents the mountains, rendered with intersecting horizontal and vertical lines. The bottom third of the image represents the water, which is also intersected with ver…

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Artist: Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)

Title: Bow Lake Study #1

Date: 2001 – 2001

Medium: oil on masonite board

Dimensions: 40.5 x 40.5 cm

Description: An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours used are green, blue, yellow and purple. The top section of the image represents the mountains, rendered with intersecting horizontal and vertical lines. The bottom third of the image represents the water, which is also intersected with vertical lines on the right of the piece. The artist’s signature is in the brhc in red paint. Au verso, written in black ink in the tlhc, “45/P”.

Subject: landscape; mountain; Bow Lake

Credit: Gift of Les Graff, Bashaw, 2006

Catalogue Number: GrL.01.20

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Bow Lake Study #5

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Artist: Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)

Date: 2001 – 2001

Medium: oil on masonite board

Catalogue Number: GrL.01.18

Description: An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours are white, blue, purple and green. The top of the image is blue, with grey clouds. The mountains are represented in the centre of the image in tones of purple, white and blue. The bottom third of the image is a mixture of purple and green. …

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Artist: Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)

Title: Bow Lake Study #5

Date: 2001 – 2001

Medium: oil on masonite board

Dimensions: 35.6 x 45.7 cm

Description: An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours are white, blue, purple and green. The top of the image is blue, with grey clouds. The mountains are represented in the centre of the image in tones of purple, white and blue. The bottom third of the image is a mixture of purple and green. The artist’s signature is in the brhc in grey paint. Au verso, written in black ink in the tlhc, “45/T”.

Subject: landscape; mountain; forest; Bow Lake

Credit: Gift of Les Graff, Bashaw, 2006

Catalogue Number: GrL.01.18

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Abraham Lake/East

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Artist: Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)

Date: 2001 – 2001

Medium: oil on masonite board

Catalogue Number: GrL.01.17

Description: An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours used are blue, orange, red and brown. The image is composed of a mountain range in the background, with a body of water and a segment of land in the foreground. The artist’s signature is in the brhc in grey paint. Au verso, written in black…

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Artist: Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)

Title: Abraham Lake/East

Date: 2001 – 2001

Medium: oil on masonite board

Dimensions: 40 x 40.5 cm

Description: An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours used are blue, orange, red and brown. The image is composed of a mountain range in the background, with a body of water and a segment of land in the foreground. The artist’s signature is in the brhc in grey paint. Au verso, written in black ink in the trhc, “45/W”.

Subject: landscape; mountain; lake

Credit: Gift of Les Graff, Bashaw, 2006

Catalogue Number: GrL.01.17

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North Saskatchewan River/Flood

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Artist: Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)

Date: 2001 – 2001

Medium: oil on masonite board

Catalogue Number: GrL.01.16

Description: An oil sketch of a river landscape. The primary colours used are white, blue, grey, green and orange. The upper half of the image is dominated by varying shades of green and orange. The lower half is represented with thick blue, grey and white brushstrokes that swirl in the lower centre of the piec…

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Artist: Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)

Title: North Saskatchewan River/Flood

Date: 2001 – 2001

Medium: oil on masonite board

Dimensions: 35.6 x 45.7 cm

Description: An oil sketch of a river landscape. The primary colours used are white, blue, grey, green and orange. The upper half of the image is dominated by varying shades of green and orange. The lower half is represented with thick blue, grey and white brushstrokes that swirl in the lower centre of the piece. The artist’s signature is in the brhc in grey and white paint. Au verso, written in black ink in the tlhc, “45/Y”.

Subject: landscape; river; Saskatchewan; flood

Credit: Gift of Les Graff, Bashaw, 2006

Catalogue Number: GrL.01.16

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Kootenay Plains/Mountain Study #1

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Artist: Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)

Date: 2001 – 2001

Medium: oil on masonite board

Catalogue Number: GrL.01.15

Description: An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours used are orange, blue, red and green. The piece represents a mountain range in the centre of the image, rendered in yellow, red, blue and white. The bottom third of the image is represented in segments of a variety of colours, including yel…

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Artist: Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)

Title: Kootenay Plains/Mountain Study #1

Date: 2001 – 2001

Medium: oil on masonite board

Dimensions: 35.6 x 45.7 cm

Description: An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours used are orange, blue, red and green. The piece represents a mountain range in the centre of the image, rendered in yellow, red, blue and white. The bottom third of the image is represented in segments of a variety of colours, including yellow, red and orange. The artist’s signature is in the brhc in purple paint. Au verso, written in black ink in the tlhc, “45/B-2”.

Subject: landscape; mountains

Credit: Gift of Les Graff, Bashaw, 2006

Catalogue Number: GrL.01.15

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Kootenay Plains/Mountain Study #3

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Artist: Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)

Date: 2001 – 2001

Medium: oil on masonite board

Catalogue Number: GrL.01.14

Description: An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours used are orange, purple, pink, red and green. The piece represents a mountain range pictured below a orange sky with green clouds. The mountain on the left is lined in red. The artist’s signature is in the brhc in purple paint. Au verso, wr…

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Artist: Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)

Title: Kootenay Plains/Mountain Study #3

Date: 2001 – 2001

Medium: oil on masonite board

Dimensions: 35.6 x 45.7 cm

Description: An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours used are orange, purple, pink, red and green. The piece represents a mountain range pictured below a orange sky with green clouds. The mountain on the left is lined in red. The artist’s signature is in the brhc in purple paint. Au verso, written in black ink at the trhc, “45/D-2”.

Subject: landscape; mountain

Credit: Gift of Les Graff, Bashaw, 2006

Catalogue Number: GrL.01.14

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Mountain Alter

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Artist: David More (1947 – , Canadian)

Date: 2007

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: MoI.02.05

Description: Mountain scene with grassy slope in foreground, dotted with red flowers. Behind are large rocky slopes with a glacier above. The blue sky is visible in the upper left corner.

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Artist: David More (1947 – , Canadian)

Title: Mountain Alter

Date: 2007

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 41.0 x 51.0 cm

Description: Mountain scene with grassy slope in foreground, dotted with red flowers. Behind are large rocky slopes with a glacier above. The blue sky is visible in the upper left corner.

Subject: Glacier; mountains

Credit: Gift of David More, Benalto, 2021

Catalogue Number: MoI.02.05

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Fireweed

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Artist: Maureen Fair (1926 – 2016, Canadian)

Date: 2001

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: FaM.02.02

Description: Astract expressionist painting of wildflowers. Long brushstrokes and staining of canvas in mainly oranges yellows and reds.

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Artist: Maureen Fair (1926 – 2016, Canadian)

Title: Fireweed

Date: 2001

Medium: oil on canvas

Description: Astract expressionist painting of wildflowers. Long brushstrokes and staining of canvas in mainly oranges yellows and reds.

Subject: abstract; expressionist; botanical; wildflowers

Credit: Gift and purchased from Maureen Fair, Canmore, 2002

Catalogue Number: FaM.02.02

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Boulder Pass

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Artist: Michael Cameron (1955 – , Canadian)

Date: 2003

Medium: oil on reclaimed door

Catalogue Number: CaM.02.05

Description: A highly varnished painting of Boulder Pass. At the bottom of the image there is snow that sweeps up the right side of the image and caps a rocky cliff. The snow is quite yellow at the centre of the image but becomes shadowed and dark in the bottom right corner. A lower snow-capped cliff is in t…

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Artist: Michael Cameron (1955 – , Canadian)

Title: Boulder Pass

Date: 2003

Medium: oil on reclaimed door

Dimensions: 75.0 x 75.0 cm

Description: A highly varnished painting of Boulder Pass. At the bottom of the image there is snow that sweeps up the right side of the image and caps a rocky cliff. The snow is quite yellow at the centre of the image but becomes shadowed and dark in the bottom right corner. A lower snow-capped cliff is in the lower left corner. It forms a pass between it and the cliff on the right. The sky is quite dark at the top of the image but quite cloudy and grey-yellow lower down at the centre of the image. The vantage point makes the viewer feel as if they are peering over the ledge of a cliff and that all that is visible is sky.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; Boulder Pass, snow; clouds

Credit: Purchased from Michael Cameron, Banff, 2003

Catalogue Number: CaM.02.05

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Study for Boulder Pass

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Artist: Michael Cameron (1955 – , Canadian)

Date: 2003

Medium: oil on board

Catalogue Number: CaM.02.06

Description: Study for Boulder Pass painting. Yellowish snow sweeps across the bottom and up to a snow-capped cliff top. A lower snow-capped cliff is in the bottom right corner. The two cliffs form a pass between them. A stormy sky takes up the top of the image.

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Artist: Michael Cameron (1955 – , Canadian)

Title: Study for Boulder Pass

Date: 2003

Medium: oil on board

Dimensions: 16.9 x 16.7 cm

Description: Study for Boulder Pass painting. Yellowish snow sweeps across the bottom and up to a snow-capped cliff top. A lower snow-capped cliff is in the bottom right corner. The two cliffs form a pass between them. A stormy sky takes up the top of the image.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; Boulder Pass; snow; clouds

Credit: Purchased from Michael Cameron, Banff, 2003

Catalogue Number: CaM.02.06

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Rundle Study

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Artist: Michael Cameron (1955 – , Canadian)

Date: 2003

Medium: oil on board

Catalogue Number: CaM.02.07

Description: A small dark study of Mt. Rundle. The base of the mountain is quite dark and gradually climbs to shades of blue and than to yellow-white snow. The back side of the mountain is quite dark and in shadows. The sky is dark and stormy except for yellow clouds that appear as if sun is reflecting off t…

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Artist: Michael Cameron (1955 – , Canadian)

Title: Rundle Study

Date: 2003

Medium: oil on board

Dimensions: 16.8 x 16.8 cm

Description: A small dark study of Mt. Rundle. The base of the mountain is quite dark and gradually climbs to shades of blue and than to yellow-white snow. The back side of the mountain is quite dark and in shadows. The sky is dark and stormy except for yellow clouds that appear as if sun is reflecting off them.